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A dozen lives
Work Model #4. The Sequential Approach: diving into one field for several years and eventually switching gears to begin a new career in a different field.
Emilie Wapnick • 3 Things I Didn’t Have Time to Say in My TED Talk
The best approach I’ve found for figuring out how I want to live is Tim Ferriss’ idea of “mini‑retirements,” which he introduced in his book, The Four‑Hour Workweek. He got the idea after realizing that he disliked typical vacations where you pack as much as possible into one or two weeks. After getting burned out on a short trip, he asked himself
... See morePaul Millerd • The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story For Work and Life
Cultivating a strong and enduring sense of self means treating your life like a path. It requires that you do not become too attached to any period of “order” or to any specific route, which usually causes more harm than good and leads to all manner of missed opportunities.
Brad Stulberg • Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You
The rise of multipotentialites, slashies, and neo-generalists building portfolio careers reflects a growing recognition that our contributions need not be limited to a single field. Multihyphenate professionals—people who engage in such a wide range of occupations that they need multiple hyphens to describe their work—were once mostly found in the
... See moreAnne-Laure Le Cunff • Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
The rise of multipotentialites, slashies, and neo-generalists building portfolio careers reflects a growing recognition that our contributions need not be limited to a single field.